Animal Collective's latest CD, on the Domino label, is the appropriately named StrawberryJam: a sticky-sweet mixture of mashed-up musical elements, from noise pop and fringe folk to ambient drones and psychedelia, with crunchy seeds of noise rock.
Scones are a must with any tea party, but he livens things up by serving them with a seasonal jam or compote such as pumpkin in fall or watermelon in the summer, alongside the standard clotted cream and strawberryjam.